महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-40

करभारभयात्पुंसो गृहस्थाः परिमोषकाः ।
मुनिच्छद्माकृतिच्छन्ना वाणिज्यमुपजीवते ॥४०॥

40. karabhārabhayātpuṁso gṛhasthāḥ parimoṣakāḥ ,
municchadmākṛticchannā vāṇijyamupajīvate.

40. karabhārabhayāt puṃsaḥ gṛhasthāḥ parimoṣakāḥ
muni-chadmākṛti-cchannāḥ vāṇijyam upajīvate

40. Due to fear of tax burdens (karabhārabhayāt), householders (gṛhasthāḥ) will become plunderers of men (puṃsaḥ parimoṣakāḥ). Disguised by the false appearance of ascetics (muni), they will make a living through commerce.

Words meanings summery:

• करभारभयात् (karabhārabhayāt) - due to fear of tax burdens (from fear of tax burden)

• पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of men (as objects of plunder) (of a man, of men)

• गृहस्थाः (gṛhasthāḥ) - householders (as a social class) (householders)

• परिमोषकाः (parimoṣakāḥ) - those who plunder others (men) (plunderers, robbers)

• मुनि-छद्माकृति-च्छन्नाः (muni-chadmākṛti-cchannāḥ) - disguised by the false appearance of ascetics (covered by the appearance of a false ascetic)

• वाणिज्यम् (vāṇijyam) - commerce (commerce, trade)

• उपजीवते (upajīvate) - they (householders) will make a living by (he lives on, he makes a living by)

Words meanings and morphology

करभारभयात् (karabhārabhayāt) - due to fear of tax burdens (from fear of tax burden)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karabhārabhaya

karabhārabhaya - fear of tax burden

Ablative singular.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kara+bhāra+bhaya)

• kara – tax, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ
• bhāra – burden, weight
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase of cause.

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of men (as objects of plunder) (of a man, of men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

Genitive singular of 's'-stem noun.

Note: Object of 'parimoṣakāḥ'.

गृहस्थाः (gṛhasthāḥ) - householders (as a social class) (householders)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder (one who stands in a house)

Nominative plural.

Compound type : Upapada-Tatpuruṣa (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परिमोषकाः (parimoṣakāḥ) - those who plunder others (men) (plunderers, robbers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parimoṣaka

parimoṣaka - plunderer, robber, thief

Agent Noun

From root 'muṣ' (to steal) with prefix 'pari' and agent suffix 'aka'.

Prefix: pari

Root: muṣ (class 9)

मुनि-छद्माकृति-च्छन्नाः (muni-chadmākṛti-cchannāḥ) - disguised by the false appearance of ascetics (covered by the appearance of a false ascetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni-chadmākṛti-cchanna

muni-chadmākṛti-cchanna - covered/concealed by the deceptive appearance of an ascetic

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'muni' (ascetic) + 'chadma' (disguise) + 'ākṛti' (appearance) + 'channa' (covered). 'channa' is PPP of 'chad' (to cover/hide).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (muni+chadma+ākṛti+channa)

• muni – ascetic, sage
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man
• chadma – disguise, fraud, deceit
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'chad' (to cover, hide).
  Root: chad (class 10)
• ākṛti – form, appearance, shape
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to make) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• channa – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'chad' (to cover, hide).
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gṛhasthāḥ'.

वाणिज्यम् (vāṇijyam) - commerce (commerce, trade)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāṇijya

vāṇijya - commerce, trade, merchandise

Accusative singular.

Note: Object of 'upajīvate'.

उपजीवते (upajīvate) - they (householders) will make a living by (he lives on, he makes a living by)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)